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At HSS, Clinical Pathways Are
Procedure Specific Post Op Order Sets
That Coordinate And Standardize Care
Pathways Overview
Time based goals/milestones for
interdisciplinary care of a defined
patient group
– Procedures: Primary Hip, Primary Knee, etc.
– Disease states: Diabetes, Kidney, CVD, etc.
Created to reduce variation in care and
increase value for similar patient groups
Pathways at HSS
EMR order-sets: post-op through discharge
Documented by clinical teams and reviewed in
rounds
Inpatient pathways cover more than 80% of
HSS inpatients
Several ambulatory pathways recently
developed
Pathway performance is measured as “Pathway LOS Adherence”